Term
| Wei Level Syndrome outline |
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Definition
| fever, sl chills, coughing, sore throat, sl thirst, tongue w red tip and sides, superficial and rapid pulse |
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Term
| Wen Bing: Wind heat in wei level |
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Definition
fever, sl aversion to cold, more fever than chills, HA, no sweating or sl sweating, coughing, sl thirst, thin and white tongue coating, tongue w red tip and sides, pulse is superficial and rapid
use acrid, cool herbs to release exterior, facilitate Lu Qi and expel pathogen |
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Term
| Wen Bing: Summer damp in Wei level |
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Definition
chills and fever, coughing, HA, body ache, stifling sensation, oppression in chest, epigastrium, irritability, sweating (if more summer heat),or no sweating (cold dampness), thin, greasy tongue coating, soggy and rapid pulse
expel pathogen, transform dampness, clear summer heat |
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| Wen Bing: damp heat in wei level pattern |
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Definition
chills and fever, fever difficult to vent out (skin not hot to touch at first but after awhile increase in fever can be felt), excess tidal fever (higher in afternoon), heavy HA, heaviness in body, weakness and fatigue in limbs, stifling and oppression sensation in chest and epigastrium, no thirst, white and greasy tongue coating, soggy, moderate pulse, more damp than heat
aromatically transform turbidity, leach out dampness, clear heat |
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| Wen Bing: dry heat in Wei level |
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Definition
dry heat invades Lu and Wei, easily injures body fluids
fever, sl chills, HA, sl sweating, dry cough, scanty sputum, thirst, dry throat, dry nose
acrid, cool, sweet, and moist herbs to vent pathogens and release exterior |
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Term
| Wen Bing: Warm toxicity in wei level pattern |
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Definition
at first there are chills and fever, red and swollen face, redness, swelling, soreness surrounding cheeks or ears or sore throat. aversion to cold is gone, but fever gets up and there is aversion to heat, irritability and thirst. tongue is red w yellow coating. pulse is forceful and rapid
expel wind, clear heat, relieve toxicity, reduce swelling |
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